Dr Randy Persaud lied to NY police, arrested during protest
New York -New York police on Friday arrested Dr. Randy Persaud during a protest outside of Club Tobago where President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential nominee, Donald Ramotar, were scheduled to hold talks with supporters. Persaud is the key figure linked to the Office of the President in Guyana and [...]
Gaddafi’s son, grandchildren killed in air strikes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son Saif Al-Arab Muammar Gaddafi and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said yesterday. “What we have now is the law of the jungle,” government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told a news conference. “We think now it [...]
A soldier and a ‘Champion’ sugar worker
Royston Petty is a ‘Special Person’ By Leonard Gildarie History will reveal that most successful countries have been built on the blood, sweat and tears of its citizens, particularly its workers. The US railroad to the west was one such example, in which thousands died while entering into virgin lands. Conditions were unwelcome yet they [...]
Dem boys seh…Kwame vex because William married
William and Kate married. Was a spectacular event that capture the hearts of billions around de world. In England people sleep out in de cold just fuh see de wedding. Nuff man lef dem wife home and nuff woman lef dem husband home. Even in Guyana dem who nah had TV sleep out too. Kwame [...]
Leguan Ferry Stelling stairway collapses
The travelling public at the Enterprise Leguan ferry stelling is calling on the relevant authorities to intervene as for the past month they have been without a stairway at the facility. Some time ago when a Transport and Harbour ferry was mooring at the stelling it collided with three large planks that were near the [...]
“Near miss” plane incident highlights challenges of CJIA – Benn
Bird strike fallout… By Leonard Gildarie Authorities are breathing a sigh of relief after Tuesday’s incident in which a Caribbean Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing, following a bird strike. Transportation Minister, Robeson Benn, described the incident as a “near miss” and said that the resolve of the government is steadfast in [...]
Relative of dead man alleges GPHC neglect caused demise
Relatives of John Bhola, 36, of Tewkesbury, Leguan, East Bank Essequibo, who succumbed Thursday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), are alleging that negligence and lack of proper care on behalf of the hospital staff contributed to the man’s demise. According to Anjani Bhola, the dead man’s sister, who is an overseas-based Guyanese, [...]
DPP calls probation report “one sided” in B’dos Murder case
…confessed murderer paints ugly picture of his slain Guyanese wife The relatives of murder victim Bibi Ifill are incensed at the way Barbadian officials are handling her case. They fear that her murderer – a Barbadian national – may not be punished to the full extent of the law. Last year August it was reported [...]
Family increases security
Good Hope shooting/ robbery… One day after bandits shot and robbed businessman Ramdat Balkarran, his family are now contemplating installing an improved security system to avoid a second attack. Balkarran, 45, of Lot 433 Good Hope East Coast Demerara was shot in the chest while his wife, Shireen Balkarran 40, was slashed above her right [...]
Autism – the misunderstood malady
This week we continue our foray into the world of autism … a world where we find millions of children and adults that are cut off from the rest of us. And the great irony is that even in their shared condition there can be no companionship such as that shared by two blind men [...]
Shot US-based Guyanese discharged, mulls legal action
Hansraj Ori, the US-based Guyanese who was shot during the Easter Monday disturbances at Windsor Forest, is considering legal action against the Guyana Police Force. The 60-year-old Justice of the Peace was discharged from the Woodlands Hospital yesterday afternoon. He is still to undergo surgery to remove a pellet from his neck. Doctors at the [...]
Michael Benjamin examines: The death penalty on the prison officers’ beat
The recent upsurge in armed robberies coupled with bandits’ invasion of private properties and business places has given rise to renewed anxieties and fears of the ability of the security forces to render adequate protection to the citizens of this country. It appears also that these bandits are not content to steal cash, jewelry and [...]
“I met my father for the first time after 27 years”
A young woman’s agonising search for her father By Dale Andrews For 27 years she carried that burden of not knowing who her father was. But the burden was lifted on April 19 when she finally set eyes on the man who was responsible for her coming into this world. She is Rhaenae Waldron John, [...]
Khemraj Ramjattan’s contretemps
Dear Editor, As expected, any activity that the ruling PPP embarks on, even if it is an internal one, it is bound to engender negative responses from sources that have no right or credibility to utter a single word. The recent appointment of Mr. Donald Ramotar, to the position of political adviser to President Jagdeo [...]
GFF Grassroot Football Festival dubbed a success as curtains drawn
Five days of football activity, dubbed Grassroot Football Festival came to an end when administrators of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with FIFA Instructors, Anton Corneal and Rodrigo Kenton, brought the curtains down on the programme at the Police Club Eve Leary yesterday morning with practical sessions. The programme entailed the training of [...]
May Day Messages
Trades Union Congress This Labour Day Guyanese must re-commit to the struggle for social and economic justice as began by our fore-parents. Given what is taking place today it becomes opportune to assess the distance travelled, how much have been achieved, how much we have lost, and what it requires to achieve the creation of [...]
Thousands die prematurely each year
Under the theme “You Can Control Your Asthma,” World Asthma Day 2011 will be observed on May 5, 2011 around the world. The Global Initiative for Asthma last year launched a five-year campaign to reduce asthma hospitalisations by 50 per cent worldwide through better asthma control. Why is the Asthma Control Challenge needed? Asthma is [...]
May Day Rally – a political football
Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial of 30th. April 2011 under the caption “A tattered labour movement” and your serious concern over the divisions within the wider labour and trade union movement. I hope that you will agree that this apparent disunity has its historical roots. Perhaps the disagreements were not as noticeable as [...]
Radical Labour
Now that practically every Guyanese has a relative or friend in the US or Canada, we probably know that they do not celebrate “Labour Day” as we do, today on May 1. But yet a May 1 Labour Day had its origins in the US. In the details of that story lies a clue as [...]
“West Indies cricket – Without respect for our game, only the strong will survive!”
Colin E. H. Croft You may think that I am crazy. Join the club. On principle, I agree with West Indies Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ernest Hiliare, who suggested; “no man is bigger than the game.” Very true! While many might still have tremendous acknowledgements in West Indies cricket folklore, George Headley, Brian [...]
Cartoon. Sun. May 01, 2011
Claude Raphael’s hypocrisy
Dear Editor, It is indeed interesting to witness the Guyana Cricket Board’s Chairman of Selectors lambasting the WICB for their policy of opting to blood young cricketers. However, what was most interesting was the fact that he never once went after his friend and close confidante, Clyde Butts, who is the Chairman of the WI [...]
Defending champs Guyana sending strong contingent to Jamaica
Jeffrey, Vieira among those travelling By Rawle Welch Defending Caribbean champions Guyana will be going all out to ensure that they secure maximum points during the opening leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) which is slated to be staged on May 23, at Dover Raceway in Jamaica. According to a release from the [...]
Power sharing is the most viable possibility of ethno-racial wholeness in Guyana
Dear Editor, They have pounced on Tacuma Ogunseye because he called on Guyanese to join marches in the villages to press for their inclusion in official decision making in a country they have inhabited for centuries. Marches by Africans are now Guyana’s weapons of mass destruction, according to our rulers. Ogunseye’s critics conveniently ignore the [...]
Development – a complete metamorphosis
Dear Editor, On my return to Guyana after a period of six years, I am flabbergasted at the level of development seen throughout the country and more so in my home Region Number Two. Kudos to the PPP administration for its visionary pragmatism and concern for all Guyanese. My peregrination around the country has shown [...]
